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again, obama care is kind of known as obama care amongst conservative circles but in the practical state implementations of the affordable care act there are totally different names for it. >> cover california -- point being the marketplace is all -- >> americans aren't sitting there stewing about obama care. so is this really an effective battering ram? >> it is really effective for their base. they still really hate it. they didn't like the line in 2010. you go to any conservative event i guarantee there is a guy at the front who is really angry. it still isn't popular. democrats thought we'd pass it now, it's 40%, it will be at 55% -- it didn't happen. >> history shows medicare part d had lower public approval rating -- >> but it didn't have disapproval ratings. it was just most people never heard of it. >> i'm on your side in this but medicaid part d had a very bad unpopular rollout. >> sort of. but the difference is that it is a voluntary program. the problem is some seniors got too many subsidies. some didn't get enough. but it was a voluntary program and it wasn't this big. it was
again, obama care is kind of known as obama care amongst conservative circles but in the practical state implementations of the affordable care act there are totally different names for it. >> cover california -- point being the marketplace is all -- >> americans aren't sitting there stewing about obama care. so is this really an effective battering ram? >> it is really effective for their base. they still really hate it. they didn't like the line in 2010. you go to any...
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new book "center holds obama and his enemies" is out june 4th. some believe the boston marathon bombing means de facto we should pause, slow down the process of immigration reform. john mccain calls that ludicrous. what do you think? >> i'm with john mccain on this one. i mean, this is almost pathetic kind of excuse. what does it have to do with a mexican living in the united states who has done everything right and wants their kids to be able to get ahead in american life? what is this incident in boston have to do -- >> the argument is these are two individuals who emigrated from dagestan, from chechnya, came here, and ended up wreaking havoc. >> so what the critics don't get is that what the immigration bill would do, if you actually look at where they are in their preparation of it, is it would strengthen our immigration laws and make it harder for bad guys to get in by modernizing our immigration system. so people who say that, you know, this is an argument against immigration reform, even if they're in the united states senate, simply don't
new book "center holds obama and his enemies" is out june 4th. some believe the boston marathon bombing means de facto we should pause, slow down the process of immigration reform. john mccain calls that ludicrous. what do you think? >> i'm with john mccain on this one. i mean, this is almost pathetic kind of excuse. what does it have to do with a mexican living in the united states who has done everything right and wants their kids to be able to get ahead in american life? what...
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to be obama care. the degree to which obama care gets implemented begins to desint grate and the pain level it's going to cause is going to be enormous. a number of people are going to have their jobs reduced to 29 hours because that way their employer doesn't have to pay for their insurance. it's going to be staggering. if you looked at the u-6 number it actually went up last month to 13.5%. i think this economy is going to remain a muddle. i think republicans want to govern. if you look at the third year republican governors they're doing a pretty darn good job. governors are the bright spot in this country right now on the republican side. they're actually balancing budgets, modernizing things, reforming education, a lot of innovation. i think in congress it's going to remain a muddle because you have a literal democratic president, a conservative house and a mixed senate. >> some issues i want to throw on the table, like guns, which there were some developments this weekend at that nra convention,
to be obama care. the degree to which obama care gets implemented begins to desint grate and the pain level it's going to cause is going to be enormous. a number of people are going to have their jobs reduced to 29 hours because that way their employer doesn't have to pay for their insurance. it's going to be staggering. if you looked at the u-6 number it actually went up last month to 13.5%. i think this economy is going to remain a muddle. i think republicans want to govern. if you look at...
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government by janet napolitano, and by first lady michelle obama, oh, yes, the first lady is in on it, too. just like sandy hook and aurora and oklahoma city and the moon landing, it's all the government coming to get you. the right has always had this to contend with, the alex jones of the world and glenn becks of the world have always been out there on the fringe right eager to decode anything to make it very simple for you, to make it very simple so that every story in the world has the same implication, which is all of your suspicions and prejudices is true, the world is a simple place, people are really out to get you and that you do understand all of it and you can trust no other sources of information about the world other than these gentlemen that would like you to please send another $19.95 for another subscription. conspiracy theories are a great american pastime, there's plenty on the left, as well, but the american right right now is embracing this stuff way more overtly than they have in the past. and it is happening at the same time that the supposedly nonfringe conserva
government by janet napolitano, and by first lady michelle obama, oh, yes, the first lady is in on it, too. just like sandy hook and aurora and oklahoma city and the moon landing, it's all the government coming to get you. the right has always had this to contend with, the alex jones of the world and glenn becks of the world have always been out there on the fringe right eager to decode anything to make it very simple for you, to make it very simple so that every story in the world has the same...
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barack obama's not at the head of the ticket. that means those legions of african-americans and latinos are not automatically going to come out. no one has energized them like barack obama. but he's not on the ticket. so don't take this one for granted. we're not going to award him style points for this quote but does he make a fair point about overall turnout and its challenge to the democrat? >> it's absolutely right. and here in massachusetts we've seen it. we also have a very popular african-american governor who drives out turnout in other years. but this is a situation where there's real nervousness among democrats that the african-american turnout, the latino turnout as well as the young professional turnout, the young professional urban turnout that tends to be very heavily democratic around here that they won't feel it's important enough to show up. that's what this rally today was all about. it was located in roxbury at sort of a cross point. it was a very diverse crowd that was there to see him. it was very much target
barack obama's not at the head of the ticket. that means those legions of african-americans and latinos are not automatically going to come out. no one has energized them like barack obama. but he's not on the ticket. so don't take this one for granted. we're not going to award him style points for this quote but does he make a fair point about overall turnout and its challenge to the democrat? >> it's absolutely right. and here in massachusetts we've seen it. we also have a very popular...
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it said vladimir putin sends condolences to president obama following the attacks in boston and condemned the barbaric and said it requires gloenl community effort. that in part from the russian embassy. condolences from vladimir putin. roger cressy still with us as we wait for the briefing to start shortly in a matter of minutes. we were hearing for michelle kosinski. we got a better knowing of who they are and also the statements from those who knew the current 19-year-old. we will go to the "today" show. stand by. let's take a listen. provoked this? >> um, being losers. able to settle themselves as you can imagine. anything else to do with religion and islam is a fraud. it's a fake. i knew them when they were kids. we are muslims and ethnic >> if that happened, most likely. we made their life bringing bread to the table and fixing cars. he didn't have time or chance or anything, an option. he has been working. that's it. no, no, no. i have not been in touch with my brother. i don't know anything about that. no, my family has nothing to do with that family. pardon me? of course. we are
it said vladimir putin sends condolences to president obama following the attacks in boston and condemned the barbaric and said it requires gloenl community effort. that in part from the russian embassy. condolences from vladimir putin. roger cressy still with us as we wait for the briefing to start shortly in a matter of minutes. we were hearing for michelle kosinski. we got a better knowing of who they are and also the statements from those who knew the current 19-year-old. we will go to the...
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i think the point here is for that the obama administration, it is to cooperate with putin. there are four-party counterterrorism talks that happen between our intelligence service, their intelligence service, same with the fbi and sfb. that exchange at the tactical level is going to go on. politically, the administration is going to be careful they don't get caught in a tidal wave. >> let me go to richard engel for another thought. >> the worry is what happens next. look at the al qaeda web forums all day, they are celebrating what is going on in boston. they are talking about how much this is costing the city of boston, how americans are, quote, living in fear, how the city is under siege. they are absolutely thrilled by the images that have been on american televisions today. and there is a concern that this could lead to a copycat. someone who could be self-inspired and with a very small amount of expertise and small amount of money can have a very big impact. >> are they claiming any role? or any solidarity with the action or simply in the result? >> solidarity, certain
i think the point here is for that the obama administration, it is to cooperate with putin. there are four-party counterterrorism talks that happen between our intelligence service, their intelligence service, same with the fbi and sfb. that exchange at the tactical level is going to go on. politically, the administration is going to be careful they don't get caught in a tidal wave. >> let me go to richard engel for another thought. >> the worry is what happens next. look at the al...
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complicated investigation, jay johnson, former general counsel to the department of defense for the obama administration. jay, good to see you again, thank you very much for being with us. you have been involved in so many of these issues. we wanted to talk to you, about your take-away about enemy combatant. judicial decisions in a number of cases can you clarify how long can this exception from your wisdom last. is it the point the arrest. or the point of communication? >> well first of all, it's important to remember that any time dangerous criminal, suspect, is arrested for terrorist acts, our first impulse when that suspect is from a foreign land or is of a certain religion, should not be a reach for the military. the military is not the only answer here. and i warned about that in office, the possibility of over militarization of our common terrorism efforts, it's a whole government effort. second, the notion of designating the suspect as an enemy combatant, i'm not even sure is legal. in this situation. to be part of the enemy force in the congressionally authorized armed conflict f
complicated investigation, jay johnson, former general counsel to the department of defense for the obama administration. jay, good to see you again, thank you very much for being with us. you have been involved in so many of these issues. we wanted to talk to you, about your take-away about enemy combatant. judicial decisions in a number of cases can you clarify how long can this exception from your wisdom last. is it the point the arrest. or the point of communication? >> well first of...
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. >>> if you look at president obama's schedule any day of the week or month or year, this is usually the first thing you see on that schedule. the president and vice president received the presidential daily briefing. the first thing in the morning, it happens day after day after day after day. it's very consistent. this is pretty much how every day starts for the president of the united states and usually the vice president, too. the presidential daily briefing, the pdb. it's the daily document that contains all the things the intelligence community thinks the president needs to know for that specific day. the pdb or some version of it has been around for more than 50 years. for most of those five decades it was delivered to the president by the head of the cia and then ultimately to the position that was created to be above the head of the cia which is the director of national intelligence. the pdb is a big deal as these things go. it is also classified. you are not the president unless you are watching, mr. president, in which case this doesn't apply to you. aside from that, you a
. >>> if you look at president obama's schedule any day of the week or month or year, this is usually the first thing you see on that schedule. the president and vice president received the presidential daily briefing. the first thing in the morning, it happens day after day after day after day. it's very consistent. this is pretty much how every day starts for the president of the united states and usually the vice president, too. the presidential daily briefing, the pdb. it's the...
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first read team says if congress passes immigration reform, this discussion about obama's legislative leadership had look like a silly exercise. he will have health care, financial reform, don't ask don't tell repeal, the fiscal cliff deal and immigration trophies on the wall. yet if immigration does not pass, it will be more than fair to note that obama was unable to navigate a divided congress. your reaction to that. >> i think this is certainly very important to the obama legacy in terms of immigration reform being one of his top priorities, if not the top priority for the second term. but he also has guns that was a failure. an upcoming debt debate. there are still quite a few other things that will be on the, on his plans in terms of how his legacy is actually written. >> if it is seen, if immigration let's say does not pass it is and seen as a failure for the president, it would be the same for someone like senator marco rubio. if he is planning to run has put a lot of stock in passing immigration reform. his name is as tied to this as it seems. the president's would be. >> i th
first read team says if congress passes immigration reform, this discussion about obama's legislative leadership had look like a silly exercise. he will have health care, financial reform, don't ask don't tell repeal, the fiscal cliff deal and immigration trophies on the wall. yet if immigration does not pass, it will be more than fair to note that obama was unable to navigate a divided congress. your reaction to that. >> i think this is certainly very important to the obama legacy in...
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from 9-12-01 to the time president obama raised his right hand january of '09, the man kept him safe. you certainly can't say that since president obama has taken the oath of office. >> the one thing the bush administration and the presidency did is it kept us safe, but not only in its own seven years. it established the entire infrastructure. it looks as if in this administration, it has all fallen apart. >> as was inevitable in republican world in the age of obama, some republicans are pulling out their terrorism scorecards and rating president obama much worse than george w. bush as protector in chief of the homeland. of course, all republican terrorism scorecards begin the day after the biggest and worst terrorist attack in our history. the day we lost 2,977 people at the world trade center, the pentagon, and shanksville, pennsylvania. and on that day, the president of the united states was george w. bush. today, in the house of representatives, republican congressman tom cotton of arkansas produced his terrorism scorecard. >> and barely four years in office, five jihadists have r
from 9-12-01 to the time president obama raised his right hand january of '09, the man kept him safe. you certainly can't say that since president obama has taken the oath of office. >> the one thing the bush administration and the presidency did is it kept us safe, but not only in its own seven years. it established the entire infrastructure. it looks as if in this administration, it has all fallen apart. >> as was inevitable in republican world in the age of obama, some...
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president obama is in mexico at this hour. he is preparing to talk about trade and the war on drugs. >> i might be surrounded by some massachusetts people but today i'm in a very empire state of mind. i'll tell you why. ♪ >> the three 19-year-old friends accused of interfering in the boston marathon investigation are in federal custody today. their next court hearing is later this month. the federal complaint details how they removed dzhokhar tsarnaev's backpack from his dorm room and then lied about it to police. now the fbi said tsarnaev bragged to two of them more than a month ago that he knew how to make a bomb. in addition to the backpack full of fire work the cops found in a landfill, the friends took dzhokhar's laptop. we start with justice correspondent pete williams. pete, any word on where that laptop is now and exactly what investigators are looking for on it? >> well, yes. the fbi has it. the fbi says that the three were involved in a scheme to throw away the backpack that two of them were charged with doing. the
president obama is in mexico at this hour. he is preparing to talk about trade and the war on drugs. >> i might be surrounded by some massachusetts people but today i'm in a very empire state of mind. i'll tell you why. ♪ >> the three 19-year-old friends accused of interfering in the boston marathon investigation are in federal custody today. their next court hearing is later this month. the federal complaint details how they removed dzhokhar tsarnaev's backpack from his dorm room...
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president obama will be traveling to texas later this week where he will attend a memorial service from last week's explosion at a fertilizer plant that left 14 people dead and 200 injured. world health officials say there is no evidence that the new bird flu strain in china is spreading from person to person. the latest figures show 105 people are sick, 21 have died. gas prices are down. up 11 cents per gallon according to the survey. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." the tsarnaev brothers, still an unfolding puzzle for all of us. what exactly motivated these two brothers? we're learning more every day. one brother in particular, tamerlan, became increasingly radicalized over the last several years. we know now that the russian government expressed concern about him back in 2011. they warned the fbi he was a follower of radical islam. the fbi's investigation never turned up anything significant. tsarnaev traveled to the troubled region of dagestan for six months. it's where his parents live. it's a hub of jihadist recruitment generally. "the new york times" wrote yest
president obama will be traveling to texas later this week where he will attend a memorial service from last week's explosion at a fertilizer plant that left 14 people dead and 200 injured. world health officials say there is no evidence that the new bird flu strain in china is spreading from person to person. the latest figures show 105 people are sick, 21 have died. gas prices are down. up 11 cents per gallon according to the survey. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to...
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crib with obama care. it's like he's barry bonds. he really didn't hit all those homers, he didn't do it. there's something wrong with it. seems this is what they are trying to do. >> that's right, but when history looks back, they are going to show the kind of individuals in congress he had to deal with, yet his accomplishments. when he came into office, he had three major, catastrophic events taking place, the worst financial crisis, war in iraq, and war in afghanistan, which he got us out of. he passed a health care bill, that we've been trying to pass for decades, and he did a lot of this against the opposition of individuals who wanted to wipe him off the map. that's going to make his legacy that much stronger and better, i think, in the eyes of history. >> that's the best i've heard it. thank you so much, u.s. congressman meeks. >>> coming up, now that vladimir putin stuck his neck out on syria, he's the guy to talk to about chemical weapons. plus, add maryland to the growing list of states where rig
crib with obama care. it's like he's barry bonds. he really didn't hit all those homers, he didn't do it. there's something wrong with it. seems this is what they are trying to do. >> that's right, but when history looks back, they are going to show the kind of individuals in congress he had to deal with, yet his accomplishments. when he came into office, he had three major, catastrophic events taking place, the worst financial crisis, war in iraq, and war in afghanistan, which he got us...
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president obama has been briefed regularly throughout the day. and overnight. as the situation was developing. of course we have heard from the president, multiple times this week on monday. again on tuesday, we heard from him at that interfaith service yesterday in boston. will we hear from him again today? we don't know at this point. the white house doesn't have anything on his schedule to that effect. but he is clearly monitoring the situation quite closely concerned about the developments that are under way in boston. alex? >> thank you, kristen for the update. we certainly will be talking more about the implications here in terms of foreign policy and possibly national security and how the white house responds in the coming days. first before we do that, i want to play some sound from dzhokah tsarnaev's uncle who came and spoke to the press earlier this morning, talking about check nia, the checken identity in the united states, let's play a little of that sound. >> hatred to those who were able to settle themselves. these are the only reasons i can imagi
president obama has been briefed regularly throughout the day. and overnight. as the situation was developing. of course we have heard from the president, multiple times this week on monday. again on tuesday, we heard from him at that interfaith service yesterday in boston. will we hear from him again today? we don't know at this point. the white house doesn't have anything on his schedule to that effect. but he is clearly monitoring the situation quite closely concerned about the developments...
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is the obama care website fixed yet? >> i'm tour'e, speaking of stats, numbers don't lie, your mom and dad are the coolest ever, at least they think they are. >> all in the genes, kpatability gene and the science of love. >> get your hash tags ready, this is going to be a winning wednesday. ♪ >>> there may not be a party feel but hhs kathleen sebelius is in a white house meeting talking to senior advisers about you guessed it, the onhline obaa care exchanges as the best and brightest rebuild the massive site, that was the administration aegs description, they insist the president didn't know about the problems nlg after the rollout. >> do you know when he first knew there was a problem? >> well, i think it became clear fairly early on. the first couple of days -- >> not before that though, not before october 1st? there was no concern at that point in the white house or hhs? >> i think we talked about having testing going forward and if we had an ideal situation and could have built a product in a five-year period of ti
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obama care's in the news. they're talking to their friends about obama care. >> word of mouth. >> and they mention to their neighbor hey, i just signed up for obama care. and that's how this starts to stred. >> that as how it works in movies sometimes. this thing's working. go see it. in this case, it's more important, life and death. >>> up next, president obama returns to a theme we'll probably hear often over the next three years of his presidency, economic justice and social justice. this is "hardball," the please for politics. life with crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis is a daily game of "what if's". what if my abdominal pain and cramps come back? what if the plane gets delayed? what if i can't hide my symptoms? what if? but what if the most important question is the one you're not asking? what if the underlying cause of your symptoms is damaging inflammation? for help getting the answers you need, talk to your doctor and visit crohnsandcolitisinfo.com to get your complimentary q&a book, with informa
obama care's in the news. they're talking to their friends about obama care. >> word of mouth. >> and they mention to their neighbor hey, i just signed up for obama care. and that's how this starts to stred. >> that as how it works in movies sometimes. this thing's working. go see it. in this case, it's more important, life and death. >>> up next, president obama returns to a theme we'll probably hear often over the next three years of his presidency, economic justice...
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what we do know is that the last time president obama spoke to mohamed morsi was late on monday. he was in africa during the final leg of his trip. it was during his final visit to tanzania where he was questioned, president obama was questioned on this very topic, specifically about his position on the crisis and the threat of a potential coup taking place in that country. he said that america's commitment is to the democratic process. it's not to any individual party or any individual group, as we witness the events now taking place there. i just walked past the west wing a second ago. the president, from our understanding, is still in the residence, not actually in the west wing where a lot of his p topped a vtop advisers have been huddling together. one of the questions is whether the u.s. will try to utilize the aid that's provided to the country of egypt as some sort of way to influence, some sort of a lever in what happens going forward. right now the u.s. gives about $1.5 billion in aid. the majority of it is military aid viewed as critical for national security to that c
what we do know is that the last time president obama spoke to mohamed morsi was late on monday. he was in africa during the final leg of his trip. it was during his final visit to tanzania where he was questioned, president obama was questioned on this very topic, specifically about his position on the crisis and the threat of a potential coup taking place in that country. he said that america's commitment is to the democratic process. it's not to any individual party or any individual group,...
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is the obama care website fixed yet? >> i'm tour'e, speaking of stats, numbers don't lie, your mom and dad are the coolest ever, at least they think they are. >> all in the genes, kpatability gene and the science of love. >> get your hash tags ready, this is going to be a winning wednesday. ♪ >>> there may not be a party feel but hhs kathleen sebelius is in a white house meeting talking to senior advisers about you guessed it, the onhline o
is the obama care website fixed yet? >> i'm tour'e, speaking of stats, numbers don't lie, your mom and dad are the coolest ever, at least they think they are. >> all in the genes, kpatability gene and the science of love. >> get your hash tags ready, this is going to be a winning wednesday. ♪ >>> there may not be a party feel but hhs kathleen sebelius is in a white house meeting talking to senior advisers about you guessed it, the onhline o
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received a going away gift from the obama team. according to bloomberg, they decided to pay off her campaign debt $250,000 as of last year. 120 people cut checks to pay off her bills. in fact, they gave way too much to clinton's campaign, which was never officially shut down. now she has a surplus of $200,000 in the bank. should she run, there's a superpack supporting her calls vote for hillary. >> they can apply the surplus to the debt and say it's part of the deficit reduction plan. >> it is. i think it was a great moment of political drama on "60 minutes" with the president next to hillary clinton. the interview was a dud. it was dull. i don't think the questions were that tough. nothing breaking. the fact he was up there with her and she looks like she wants to run and will run. you have this guy named joe biden who happens to work for the president and wants to run. he's made it very clear he wants to be in the position to run. probably defer to hillary clinton. it's fascinating. >> as you said with massachusetts, high enterta
received a going away gift from the obama team. according to bloomberg, they decided to pay off her campaign debt $250,000 as of last year. 120 people cut checks to pay off her bills. in fact, they gave way too much to clinton's campaign, which was never officially shut down. now she has a surplus of $200,000 in the bank. should she run, there's a superpack supporting her calls vote for hillary. >> they can apply the surplus to the debt and say it's part of the deficit reduction plan....
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assuming obama care, the website gets fixed and i think it will. when they see the kind of numbers -- lot of people having the kind of experience sally just talked about where they see their premiums dropping dramatically and getting better coverage for next -- less money. and it is going to happen. all of the states that have their own exchanges those are much further ahead in the federal government. the republicanses ensly no standing in the country. they can criticize all they want. people see them for what they are as a result of trying to shut down the government and really harm america's economy. you know, i'm not worried about this. i think the glitches will be fixed. i think people will see it is a good thing. remember, this was modeled after what mitt romney did in massachusetts. what mitt romney did in massachusetts was successful. 98.5% in massachusetts have health insurance. lit work and will take time. the republicans will scream and yell but there are in such deep trouble because of what they did in -- in terms of shutting down the go
assuming obama care, the website gets fixed and i think it will. when they see the kind of numbers -- lot of people having the kind of experience sally just talked about where they see their premiums dropping dramatically and getting better coverage for next -- less money. and it is going to happen. all of the states that have their own exchanges those are much further ahead in the federal government. the republicanses ensly no standing in the country. they can criticize all they want. people...
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since that, the part-time obama care has actually trended downward, the notion that obama care is causing part-time work is simply not the data. joining me now on the eve of its full implementation is washington post columnist, ezra klein. can we start with this labor, job killing program? you get the fact it is killing jobs, responsible for slow job growth in the recovery, and also pushing people into part-time work. is there any reason to look at the data and think it was a true hypothesis. >> it would be remarkable if the market anticipated obama care and shed those jobs. it did not kill jobs, it is not even working at the moment. it doesn't not begin to deliver insurance until january first. the one part that was legitimate is this idea that there is a rule on employers who have more than 50 employees who work more than 30 hours a week, they have to offer health insurance. and if they don't, they have to pay a penalty. that is fine for most of them. most offer health insurance already. but for those who it is not, they may push employees into part-time work so they don't count as havi
since that, the part-time obama care has actually trended downward, the notion that obama care is causing part-time work is simply not the data. joining me now on the eve of its full implementation is washington post columnist, ezra klein. can we start with this labor, job killing program? you get the fact it is killing jobs, responsible for slow job growth in the recovery, and also pushing people into part-time work. is there any reason to look at the data and think it was a true hypothesis....
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obama care's in the news. they're talking to their friends about obama care. >> word of mouth. >> and they mention to their neighbor hey, i just signed up for obama care. and that's how this starts to spread. >> that as how it works in movies sometimes. this thing's working. go see it. in this case, it's more important, life and death. >>> up next, president obama returns to a theme we'll probably hear often over the next three years of his presidency, economic justice and social justice. this is "hardball," the place for politics. we're going across america to let people try the deep sweep power brush by oral-b for the first time. wow. it's "wow," you know? wow. wow. that feels wow! [ male announcer ] oral-b deep sweep, featuring three cleaning zones with dynamic power bristles that reach deep between teeth to remove up to 100% more plaque than a regular manual brush. it seems like it gets more to areas of your mouth that you can't reach with a regular toothbrush. [ male announcer ] guaranteed "wow" with deep
obama care's in the news. they're talking to their friends about obama care. >> word of mouth. >> and they mention to their neighbor hey, i just signed up for obama care. and that's how this starts to spread. >> that as how it works in movies sometimes. this thing's working. go see it. in this case, it's more important, life and death. >>> up next, president obama returns to a theme we'll probably hear often over the next three years of his presidency, economic...
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no one would say we don't know if this is obama care or not. >> clearly i think obama care is part of the story, the downturn is part of the story. the downturn can't be all. i heard people saying people are out of work. that's true but they have been out of work, the downturn was 2009. let's imagine ten million people lose their jobs, we expect to fall off in spending. but the economy is certainly better today than it was in 2009, so -- >> i want to put dollars and cents to this. this is the difference in the cbo projected savings. they're projects $222 billion in a year from medicare and medicaid from this slowing of health care costs. the sequester is $87.9, and the cuts to food stamps is $23.8 billion. >>> i have been on twitter all day about this, they can't find a single positive thing to say about the law. literally it could bring people's health care costs down to zero, they could cure cancer, and conservatives would be shouting from the rooftops that it's a disaster. i think this california thing is hysterical. in part because it's the sort of natural conclusion of the republ
no one would say we don't know if this is obama care or not. >> clearly i think obama care is part of the story, the downturn is part of the story. the downturn can't be all. i heard people saying people are out of work. that's true but they have been out of work, the downturn was 2009. let's imagine ten million people lose their jobs, we expect to fall off in spending. but the economy is certainly better today than it was in 2009, so -- >> i want to put dollars and cents to this....
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now, republicans are blaming obama. there was a hash tag they were trying to get trending, obama flight delays yesterday. i don't know if that worked. >> catchy. >> what effect is all of this, this blame game stuff. what is that going to have on budget politics? >> i think the easy answer, but i think the correct one is that it is a pox on both the houses and the presidency. the fact is people don't distinguish that much for the most part if they're fair-minded. it is true the president suggested using the sequester tool as part of the negotiations. if you want to blame him, you can. but yes, it is true that the republicans refused to go along with even one more dime of revenue increases to try to make the fiscal cliff deal happen without having to resort to this. so there's blame to go all around. i think the overall political effect is to sour people even further on washington. to inculcate the notion that washington is the place where change goes to die. where results never happen. where deals are never cut. and i th
now, republicans are blaming obama. there was a hash tag they were trying to get trending, obama flight delays yesterday. i don't know if that worked. >> catchy. >> what effect is all of this, this blame game stuff. what is that going to have on budget politics? >> i think the easy answer, but i think the correct one is that it is a pox on both the houses and the presidency. the fact is people don't distinguish that much for the most part if they're fair-minded. it is true the...
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this is obama's katrina. then we plugged the leak, got republ repairs for people in the gulf, and it wasn't mentioned in the 2012 campaign. so i think it's hard to make a judgment. >> obama care is not the oil. >> no, it's not, but if i were concerned about these numbers as well as the number of people that can get on this website and get obama care. i think when they fix that, this problem will take care of itself. >> is this a grand problem of the inability to solve problems? >> that's a good question. obviously, we don't know, and you're right, health care is not the bp oil spill. it's something that's going to go on for years and decades. you talk to people about it and say, we're really not in the first inning of the nine-inning game. so it's going to take a while to sort this out. i go back to the old notion of follow the money. where is the money going in health care? and individuals are going to pay, employers are going to pay, the government is paying subsidies, but the real interesting x factor are
this is obama's katrina. then we plugged the leak, got republ repairs for people in the gulf, and it wasn't mentioned in the 2012 campaign. so i think it's hard to make a judgment. >> obama care is not the oil. >> no, it's not, but if i were concerned about these numbers as well as the number of people that can get on this website and get obama care. i think when they fix that, this problem will take care of itself. >> is this a grand problem of the inability to solve...
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at a news conference that ended up marking the first 100 days of the second term president obama met the press, no set agenda, didn't offer opening statement. felt the need they would get a bunch of questions out of the way and it began with the most pressing issue as the president tried to clarify his position on syria, an issue that may very well dominate the next 100 days and it is all about what is the red line and how he will go about defending that red line if it is proven the syria regime has used chemical weapons. here is what he said. >> when i am making decisions about america's national security and the potential for taking additional action in response to chemical weapon use, i have to make sure i have the facts. >> the new poll is showing over 60% of the public against the u.s. intervening in syria. the president did not immediately warn of a margin military response if the red line has been proven to have been crossed. he spoke more generally about the possible next steps. >> my game changer i mean that we would have to rethink the rage of options that are available to
at a news conference that ended up marking the first 100 days of the second term president obama met the press, no set agenda, didn't offer opening statement. felt the need they would get a bunch of questions out of the way and it began with the most pressing issue as the president tried to clarify his position on syria, an issue that may very well dominate the next 100 days and it is all about what is the red line and how he will go about defending that red line if it is proven the syria...
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their health care isn't a glitch. >> president obama will be in boston, massachusetts today to speak about the affordable care act. reportedly he'll use the massachusetts health care law as an example of how obama care can succeed. >>> if recent revelations about the extent of the nsa spying abroad were meant to shame the country, it didn't work. director of national intelligence james clapper saying the u.s. had spied on foreign leaders for years. he says those countries have returned the favor drawing a cinematic comparison. >> do you believe the allies have conducted or at anytime any type of espionage activity against the united states of america our intel against services or others? >> absolutely. it reminds me of casablanca. my god, there is gambling going on here? same kind of thing. >> on what ground? >> i'm shocked to find gambling is going on in here. >> your winnings, sir. >> thank you very much. everybody out. >> a great scene. without giving specifics, clapper suggested the overseas operations shouldn't have come as a surprise to the white house. meanwhile, nsa director
their health care isn't a glitch. >> president obama will be in boston, massachusetts today to speak about the affordable care act. reportedly he'll use the massachusetts health care law as an example of how obama care can succeed. >>> if recent revelations about the extent of the nsa spying abroad were meant to shame the country, it didn't work. director of national intelligence james clapper saying the u.s. had spied on foreign leaders for years. he says those countries have...
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and president obama and speaker boehner publicly say they don't want it to happen. this is the first time we actually let one of these happen. what is stopping the sequester from being stopped? there is one thing, one single policy decision that lies at the heart of the washington crises. it is the same thing that made the super committee fail and the grand bargain fail and that led to this debacle that led to this sequester. it is the republicans' insistence, combined with the utter refusal to make it part of a deal. it is true, house republicans did declare to let them raise the taxes by 6 billion, grover norquist agreed to score that one as a tax cut. before that happened, they rejected that one as a debt reduction. in the last four years we cut about 1.4 trillion in spending and raised about 50 billion in taxes. taxes have been about a quarter of our total debt reduction. but this is no more. the tax debate is completely over. they prefer the sequester to replacement that includes even a dollar, even a hint, a shadow of revenue. in 2011, when the sequester was c
and president obama and speaker boehner publicly say they don't want it to happen. this is the first time we actually let one of these happen. what is stopping the sequester from being stopped? there is one thing, one single policy decision that lies at the heart of the washington crises. it is the same thing that made the super committee fail and the grand bargain fail and that led to this debacle that led to this sequester. it is the republicans' insistence, combined with the utter refusal to...
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obama said. i'm wired in a different way than the event requires. obama paused. i just don't know if i can do this. >> it's like ted kennedy in 1983. he basically said i have no reason to run. >> as john said one of the most extraordinary scenes we've come across and very hard to get because there were only a few people in the room and the president two weeks before the debate, 48 hours before the election, 48 hours before the debate he's in a very bad place and had been telling them up until now i'm barack obama i never lose two in a row, of course i'll win the second beindicate. in this meeting he says i'm not sure i can do it. saying he has no plans which was the critique of many republicans including mitt romney, the fact he said it in this meet, conservatives will seize on he wasn't running on anything. how can he have a serious discussion with mitt romney when he was basically running a campaign to disqualify mitt romney and not on any specific big things. >> which is what they told you john heileman back in may of 2011. we really don't have our or '12, we
obama said. i'm wired in a different way than the event requires. obama paused. i just don't know if i can do this. >> it's like ted kennedy in 1983. he basically said i have no reason to run. >> as john said one of the most extraordinary scenes we've come across and very hard to get because there were only a few people in the room and the president two weeks before the debate, 48 hours before the election, 48 hours before the debate he's in a very bad place and had been telling...
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we're going to deploy obama care. as he signals those weaknesses, we knows this is a rickety contraption and it will fall apart if enough pressure gets put on that. >> if you believe that, which i believe that you do. if you believe obama care is so terrible and everything is going to fall apart and doctors are going to leave the profession and seniors executed on death pen penals. why not let it be implemented and fail and then you could repeal it? the actual fear is that when it really is implemented and enough americans are going to say, this helps me. this helps my family. that they are never going to -- that's the real republican fear. >> i mean, look, the reality is that obama care is not going to be defunded and it's not rickety and an incredibly, as much as i have issues with it from the left, frankly, it is a program that is already bringing benefits to the american public. the republicans are very nervous about that. what's going on here has more to do with mitch mcconnell worried about a primary challenge i
we're going to deploy obama care. as he signals those weaknesses, we knows this is a rickety contraption and it will fall apart if enough pressure gets put on that. >> if you believe that, which i believe that you do. if you believe obama care is so terrible and everything is going to fall apart and doctors are going to leave the profession and seniors executed on death pen penals. why not let it be implemented and fail and then you could repeal it? the actual fear is that when it really...
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obama and she doesn't look too happy about it. >> she doesn't. i actually want to see the picture. we haven't seen the actual selfie yet. >> maybe they knew better to post it after all the talk about it. >> speaking of talk, let's talk about money. a bipartisan budget deal was announced to prevent a government shutdown in january. the president says it's a good first step. but conservative groups, they're skeptical about this. why is that? >> conservative groups and liberal groups not happy with the deal. the good thing is it's a two-year budget agreement which means we'll avoid the threats of government shutdowns for the next two years. but there is concern that it's restoring some of the automatic budget cuts that took effect this year. also concern that about a million people would be out of unemployment insurance. as the day progresses to day, i'm sure we'll see lots of conservatives and liberals come out with concerns. but house and senate leaders still believe they've got enough support in both chambers to get a deal passed. the house would pass it by friday. the senate would
obama and she doesn't look too happy about it. >> she doesn't. i actually want to see the picture. we haven't seen the actual selfie yet. >> maybe they knew better to post it after all the talk about it. >> speaking of talk, let's talk about money. a bipartisan budget deal was announced to prevent a government shutdown in january. the president says it's a good first step. but conservative groups, they're skeptical about this. why is that? >> conservative groups and...
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how appropriate are those lyrics today for president obama. he's on his own with public support falling. back on a campaign style bus going down the only road he's ever known. enough with whitesnake. there were a few big initiatives from the president today tying financial aid to college performance giving all students access to programs and holding students, of course, accountable for finishing the degrees they do start. only 58% of full-time students who started college in 2004 earned their four year degree within six years. that diploma is getting more and more expensive. although the only family income has increased 16% since whitesnake was on the billboard. people tried to sell their tickets on craig's list. we saw them up there for $250 a pair. fair warning, selling your ticket is illegal and who wants to add a heft at this fine to their student loan anyway. nbc's kristen welker is aboard the don't call it a campaign bus bus heading to the president's speech. kristen, it's great to see you. >> reporter: great to see you too, abby. good a
how appropriate are those lyrics today for president obama. he's on his own with public support falling. back on a campaign style bus going down the only road he's ever known. enough with whitesnake. there were a few big initiatives from the president today tying financial aid to college performance giving all students access to programs and holding students, of course, accountable for finishing the degrees they do start. only 58% of full-time students who started college in 2004 earned their...
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obama lost there in 2012. when you're in key states, i was in georgia and kentucky to follow volunteers and officials trying to set up exchanges and set up obama care. what you see is there's not a political debate they are trying to conduct, their argument is lets talk about policy. so when they come to someone's house, they don't ask do you like obama care. they say would you like health insurance that covers you, a pre-existing condition even if you're ill, subsidized and affordable. they avoid the political subject. i brought this here. it's called kynec. that's what they ties. you'll never hear obama care from officials. they will say to person, do you want to find out about kynec. there's very little political discussions when people talk about it in those terms. >> one thing, thomas. >> jump in. >> absolute favorite story about obama care comes out of kynect. there was a state fair in kentucky, i think it was the one mcconnell and competitors, tea barty were going after each other. there was a booth and
obama lost there in 2012. when you're in key states, i was in georgia and kentucky to follow volunteers and officials trying to set up exchanges and set up obama care. what you see is there's not a political debate they are trying to conduct, their argument is lets talk about policy. so when they come to someone's house, they don't ask do you like obama care. they say would you like health insurance that covers you, a pre-existing condition even if you're ill, subsidized and affordable. they...
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. >> potential customers are not the only ones unhappy with the obama care website. now the white house is hearing from the health care industry themselves. >>> if you thought it was a tight squeeze in airlines, prepare to be squeezed even more. >>> and then the misplays that turned game one into a one-sided affair. this is a sleepless "way too early." >>> trying a little nap on route 864 going from connecticut to new york, and the shower woke me up and this is coffee number three. we will have much more from boston in game one of the world series, including another slip of the tongue from the city's mayor, and we're also talking about the high ranking official in the catholic church being called the bishop of bling. you can't wait to hear how much he spent on his bathtub. a lot of money. we begin in washington where later today an official from c.g.i. federal, the company hired to build healthcare.gov will testify over the rollout. executives were at the white house to discuss the on going issues with the site which kept a lot of people applying for financial assist
. >> potential customers are not the only ones unhappy with the obama care website. now the white house is hearing from the health care industry themselves. >>> if you thought it was a tight squeeze in airlines, prepare to be squeezed even more. >>> and then the misplays that turned game one into a one-sided affair. this is a sleepless "way too early." >>> trying a little nap on route 864 going from connecticut to new york, and the shower woke me up...
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president obama hits the road three cities in three days to push his agenda. >> mr. president, if you're truly worried about this issue, why aren't you working with congress that we elected to prevent it? >> reporter: luckily we'll hear more about that tonight. the republican response coming from florida senator marco rubio. >> all right. we'll be keeping on eye on all that. >>> as a reminder, msnbc will have all day coverage of the president's state of the union address beginning with "morning joe" live from washington, d.c. and our prime i'm coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. >>> many around the world are still stunned this morning by pope benedict's surprise announcement he's resigning. this hasn't happened in six centuries. it is creating shock waves even from the sky. lightning hitting st. peter's about a zilicca last night after the news broke. we have a reporter live in vatican city this morning. good morning. >> reporter: a day after the shocking announcemen by pope benedict that he'll resign, more details remerging about that decision. the vatican's own newspaper
president obama hits the road three cities in three days to push his agenda. >> mr. president, if you're truly worried about this issue, why aren't you working with congress that we elected to prevent it? >> reporter: luckily we'll hear more about that tonight. the republican response coming from florida senator marco rubio. >> all right. we'll be keeping on eye on all that. >>> as a reminder, msnbc will have all day coverage of the president's state of the union...
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it explained obama's victory. how the tea party became something of a purification movement to cleanse the party of the sellouts who helped bush, who spoiled conservative sconse castle, the guy who lost to christine mcdonnell, was the textbook republican, in washington, in politics a lot longer. he was hey hod r he voted for no child left be behind. mike castle was the republican that the tea party rose up to fight. 2 2010 delaware election, a former lieutenant-governor, governor, eight term congressman from the state's lone district. impeccably credentialed, opposed by a gadfly with no name recognition, no money, no experience and incredible, obvious, political baggage. >> i'm not a witch. i'm any nothing you have heard. i'm you. none of us are perfect. but none of us can be happy with what we see all around us. i'll go to washington and do what you'd do. i'm christine o'donnell, and i approve this message. >> that gadfly candidate who had to pay money to tell people she wasn't a witch, she won the primary. o'don
it explained obama's victory. how the tea party became something of a purification movement to cleanse the party of the sellouts who helped bush, who spoiled conservative sconse castle, the guy who lost to christine mcdonnell, was the textbook republican, in washington, in politics a lot longer. he was hey hod r he voted for no child left be behind. mike castle was the republican that the tea party rose up to fight. 2 2010 delaware election, a former lieutenant-governor, governor, eight term...
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if they don't fix it, it will be all on obama. when you continue to hear the sarm rhetoric with an asterisk and that's when people start to lose confidence. that will be reflecting directly on the president. >> that means not signing up. that's the nightmare for them. helping people. you guys are coming back and talking more politics on the new nbc "wall street journal" poll. we have big news. the new digital home is live. logon to the new website. no glitches here. you guys will find one. it will be more of the daily run down stuff. they produce the show every day and after the show they post stuff that got left on the cutting room floor. you can watch the show live on the web. you get to see it live on the web. never met a single edition than what you are doing. what are you waiting for? we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance in sync? try align. it's the number one ge recommended probiotic that helps maintain digestive balance. ♪ stay in the groove with align. ♪ could save you fiftee
if they don't fix it, it will be all on obama. when you continue to hear the sarm rhetoric with an asterisk and that's when people start to lose confidence. that will be reflecting directly on the president. >> that means not signing up. that's the nightmare for them. helping people. you guys are coming back and talking more politics on the new nbc "wall street journal" poll. we have big news. the new digital home is live. logon to the new website. no glitches here. you guys...
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like to be the interim replacement for john kerry, who is expected to be confirmed soon as president obama's new secretary of state. >> a month ago, a few weeks ago in fact i said i wasn't interested, which is kind of like you're about to graduate and they said you got to go to summer school. but the deal now means that february, march and april are going to be among the most important months in american financial -- >> so you're going to consider it? >> yeah. i'm not going to be coy. it's not anything i've ever been good at. i told the governor i would now like, frankly, to do that. >> i told the governor that i would like to do that. barney frank then said to massachusetts governor deval patrick on national tv, he said, quote, coach, put me in. this is not usually how these things work, right? most people don't publicly lobby for this kind of job. you're supposed to say something diplomatic like oh, i'd be honored to accept the position if it's offered to me. but really, that's a decision for the governor to make. that's what everybody else does. barney frank, though, wild card, which is w
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president obama halted the transfer. obama's hold on transferring these detainees is one of the steps the president has taken in recent years that make transferring detainees out of the prison more difficult. he tried to close the facility at the beginning of his presidency but rebuffed by congress. a long history and uncertain future of guantanamo was unscored in testimony last month to congress by general john kelly who oversees guantanamo. >> i'm assuming guantanamo will be closed some day. but if we look into the past 11 years it was supposed to be temporary. who knows where it's going. >> to help that question i want to bring in the chief of campaign amnesty and co-host of radio dispatch and contributor of nation magazine and rolling stone.com. to set this up we have a pie chart that looks at who those 166 detainees are, how they are classified by the government. i know amnesty doesn't recognize this classification. according to the government you've got 86 who are approved for transfer and they are stuck there righ
president obama halted the transfer. obama's hold on transferring these detainees is one of the steps the president has taken in recent years that make transferring detainees out of the prison more difficult. he tried to close the facility at the beginning of his presidency but rebuffed by congress. a long history and uncertain future of guantanamo was unscored in testimony last month to congress by general john kelly who oversees guantanamo. >> i'm assuming guantanamo will be closed some...
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president obama's decision reminds me of this story. in 1955, israel's first prime minister in which he complained about innocent palestinians killed during israeli operations. >> that's "hardball" for now. thank you for being with us. "politics nation" with al sharpton starts right now. thanks, michael. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, the president confronting republicans. an energized president obama rallied house democrats for his second term agenda today making clear he's pushing hard for big changes on immigrations and guns. and he sat he wants a big deal on the budget. >> i am prepared, eager and anxious to do a big deal, a big package, that ends this g governance by crisis. >> with the rich paying their fair share. >> they recognize that the sequester is a bad idea. but what they've suggested is that the only way to replace it right now is for us to cut social security, cut medicare, and not close a single loophole. i have to tell you, if that's an argument that they want to have before the court of public opinio
president obama's decision reminds me of this story. in 1955, israel's first prime minister in which he complained about innocent palestinians killed during israeli operations. >> that's "hardball" for now. thank you for being with us. "politics nation" with al sharpton starts right now. thanks, michael. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, the president confronting republicans. an energized president obama rallied house democrats for his second term agenda...